The following is a list of legislative committee hearings which may be of interest to judges and lawyers. Additional information on legislative hearings is available on the Legislative Council's website.Note: Viewing the text of bills requires Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded.

SB2198 Deals with time period in which report must be filed concerning criminal defendant's fitness to proceed and indicates annual reviews and petitions for discharge of sexually dangerous offenders are not required during period of imprisonment. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room.

10:15 a.m.

SB2266 Deals with articles of incorporation and address for principal office for business entities. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room.

10:15 a.m.

HB1406 Provides for use of unsworn declarations made under penalty of perjury in place of affidavits. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room.

HB1373 Limits use of unmanned aircraft by law enforcement for surveillance. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room.

11 a.m.

SB2220 Allows public authorities to consider information which would affect financial interest or bargaining position without application of public meeting or public records requirements. Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Roosevelt Park Room.

11:15 a.m.

HB1417 Increases amounts which can be claimed in small claims court actions from $10,000 to $15,000. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room.

11:15 a.m.

SB2196 Requires that implied consent advisory include a statement that refusal will result in license revocation for at least one year and inability to receive temporary restricted license. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fort Lincoln Room.

HB1467 Prohibits restriction of possession or use of firearms during a declared emergency. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room.

10 a.m.

HB1451 Requires that a grand jury called to inquire into felonious misconduct in office of a statewide public official must be summoned and convened in the county in which the official resides. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room.

10:20 a.m.

HB1458 Increases penalty for person over 21 who delivers alcohol to a person under 21 years of age. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room.

HB1350 Provides six-year statute of limitations for actions for injury due to oil and gas production. House Judiciary Committee, Prairie Room.

2 p.m.

HB1455 Gives personal representative authority to take control of internet and social networking accounts and provides for workplace privacy of social media accounts. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, Peace Garden Room.

HB1298 Hearing on $5,200,000 appropriation to the Board of University and School Lands for a jail expansion grant program in counties with populations greater than 45,000 but less than 65,000. House Appropriations Committee, Government Operations Division, Medora Room.

HB1420 Requires director of Department of Mineral Resources to enforce vigorously all laws, rules, and regulations concerning the conservation of oil and gas. House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Pioneer Room.

Thursday, January 31

8 a.m.

HB1246 Occupational and professional licensure of military spouses. House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Fort Union Room.

8 a.m.

HB1207 Notary stamps, use of civil penalties collected by Secretary of State, and implementation of notary public database. House Political Subdivisions Committee, Prairie Room.

HB1397 Makes it a class C felony to sign a name other than your own to an initiative, referendum, recall, or any other election petition. House Political Subdivisions Committee, Prairie Room.

2 p.m.

HB1368 Travel expenses for state employees. House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Fort Union Room.

2:15 p.m.

HB1265 Regulation of political signs by counties, cities, and townships. House Political Subdivisions Committee, Prairie Room.

Friday, February 1

9 a.m.

HB1329 Requires child restraint devices for children up to nine years of age and removes language which indicates violation is not, in itself, evidence of negligence. House Transportation Committee, Fort Totten Room.

This list was compiled by District Judge Gail Hagerty. Legislative committee schedules and the full text of bills are available on the Legislative Branch's website: http://www.legis.nd.gov/. Viewing requires the Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded from the legislature's website.